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In a simultaneous toss of two coins, find the probability of getting: exactly 1 tails

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Getting one tail:
Let E2​ = event of getting 1 tail. Then,
E2​={TH,HT} and, therefore, n(E2​)=2.
Therefore, P(getting 1 tail) `=P(E2​)=(n(E2​))/(n(S))​=2/4​=0.5`
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